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Objective infinitive Construction

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USAGE EXAMPLES
 1. After the verbs of sense perception: to see, watch, observe, notice, hear, feel, smell, etc. I saw him enter the room.
 2. After the verbs of mental activity: to think, expect, know, believe, prefer, feel, imagine, find, etc. I would prefer you not to complain all the time. I consider John (to be) a good driver.
 3 After the verbs of request, order and permission: to ask, beg, beseech, implore, allow, let, suffer, order, cause, etc. Walter asked him to stay for dinner. For a while she allowed her thoughts to wander. They let us examine the documents. I won’t have you stay here.. The general ordered us to wait. The noise caused her to awaken.
 4. After the verbs of wish and intention, liking and disliking: to wish, want, desire, mean, like, dislike, intend, hate, etc. I want you to translate the text.
 5. After the verbs of declaring: to declare, pronounce, report, etc. They reportedthe boat to have been seen not far away.
 6. After the verbs: to wait, rely, listen, etc. (with prepositions) I rely on you to come in time.

 

 

SUBBJECTIVE INFINITIVE CONSTRUCTION

 

USAGE EXAMPLES
 1. After the verbs of sense perception: to see, watch, observe, notice, hear, feel, smell, etc. He was heard to mention the matter.
2. After the verbs of mental activity: know, believe, prefer, feel, imagine, find, etc. He is known to have left for London a week ago.
3 After the verbs of request, order and permission, compulsion: to ask, beg, beseech, implore, allow, let, suffer, order, cause, etc. He was ordered to go there right away. He was made to translate the text.
4. After the verbs of declaring: to declare, pronounce, report, etc. He is said to have arrived in London.
 5. After some verbs in the Active Voice: to seem, appear, turn out, prove, happen, chance, etc.    He seems to have left for London. It turns out to be raining now. I happened to come across him in the street.
 6. After the word-groups: to be likely, to be unlikely, to be certain, to be sure, etc. It is unlikely to rain soon. He is sure to come soon. You are certain to like it.

 

 

FOR-INFINITIVE CONSTRUCTIONS

FUNCTION

EXAMPLES

COMPLEX SUBJECT

For John to say such a thing is nonsense. It would be difficult for him to find words that sounded well. It took three years for the students to read the book.

COMPLEX PREDICATIVE

The only sensible thing was for you to go away. It is not for you to make terms.

COMPLEX OBJECT

They waited for the boy to answer. We longed for the lesson to be over. I think it necessary for the students to learn the Infinitive.

COMPLEX ATTRIBUTE

There are several people for you to consult. The teacher can always find something for you to do.

COMPLEX ADVERBIAL MODIFIER OF

PURPOSE He opened the door for her to go out.
RESULT The bridge was too narrow for the truck to cross. The bridge was wide enough for the bicycle to cross.

 

 

FUNCTIONS OF GERUND

 

FUNCTION

PREPOSITIONS

EXAMPLES

SUBJECT

 

Translating this text is rather difficult. There’s no avoiding it. It is no use translating this text. The Gerund is not used after “essential”, “important”, “necessary”.

PREDICATIVE

- / like

My idea is learning English.

I don’t feel like going home.

PART OF COMPOUND VERBAL ASPECT PREDICATE

 

He began (kept on, stopped) translating this text.

DIRECT OBJECT

of, at, in, into, on, for, to, etc

We suggest going to the museum.

She denies having met us.

PREPOSITIONAL OBJECT

 

They insisted on going to the library.

She was not conscious of having shown any special interest in grammar.

ATTRIBUTE

of, about, in, at, for, to

He gave up the idea of going to Bangladesh.

They entered the reading hall.

ADVERBIAL MODIFIERS OF

TIME after, on, in, at, before

After hesitating he answered in the affirmative.

The Perfect Gerund is used only if the priority is emphasized. He came back after having been away for twenty years.

PURPOSE for, for fear of, for the sake of, for the purpose of

He wants to visit a solicitor for the purpose of making a new will.

CONDITION without, but for, in case of

He won’t go without saying good-bye.

CAUSE (REASON) for, through, for fear of, due to, owing to, because of, on account of

Through being left out all night in the rain the metal rusted.

He felt better for having written the letter.

ATTENDANT CIRCUMSTANCES instead of, without

He went away instead of working.

He arrived without having once appeared on the stage.  

CONCESSION in spite of, despite, notwithstanding

In spite of being busy she managed to read the novel.

MANNER COMPARISON in, by, without

She spent her evening in reading.

The seaside is much better for me than working in the hot city all summer.

         

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